# Cabana Municipality, Copan Department – Villages & Map

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Municipality · Copan Department 

# Cabana

Cabana is a municipality of Honduras in Copan Department. It had an estimated **17,679 people** in 2024 on 128 km² (about 138 per km²). 58 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 31 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 17,679people (2024)
- 128km²
- 31mapped services
- 1,090 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Cabana?

Cabana had an estimated **17,679 people** in 2024 — 4.0% of Copan Department, 114th of 298 municipalities. There are 914 women for every 1,000 men (below the Copan Department figure of 1,031). Spread over 128 km², that is about **138 people per km²**, 61st of 298 municipalities.

32.6% of people are children under 15 and 5.2% are 65 or older; the median age is about 24 years (it is 25 across Copan Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 61 children and older people.

0–4 ****1,922**

5–9 ****1,951**

10–14 ****1,886**

15–19 ****1,776**

20–24 ****1,755**

25–29 ****1,600**

30–34 ****1,362**

35–39 ****1,203**

40–44 ****1,047**

45–49 ****752**

50–54 ****635**

55–59 ****462**

60–64 ****402**

65–69 ****307**

70–74 ****247**

75–79 ****154**

80+ ****218**

Source: [Instituto Nacional de Estadística - INE via OCHA HDX, population 2024 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-hnd).

## Where is Cabana?

Cabana lies in [Copan Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Copan Ruinas](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/copan-ruinas/), [La Union](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/la-union/), [San Fernando](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/san-fernando/), [San Jorge](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/san-jorge/) and [Santa Rita](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/santa-rita/). By area it is the 189th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 4.0% of [Copan Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/). The centre of Cabana is about 216 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 32 km from Santa Rosa de Copán, the main town of Copan Department. The centre point is at 14.7839° N, -89.0731° E.

Source: [Sistema Nacional de Información Territorial (SINIT), Secretaria Técnica de Planificación y Cooperación Externa (SEPLAN), 2010 via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-hnd).

## Villages and localities in Cabana

Open gazetteers list **58 villages, towns and localities** in Cabana. Settlements here lie between about 702 m and 1,689 m above sea level (median 1,090 m).

- ALDEA LAS FLORES
- Aldea Barbascos,Cabañas
- Aldea Nueva
- Aldea Pueblo Viejo
- Barbasqueadero
- Beneficio de cafe
- Cabañas
- Cuchilla
- De Rio Negro a Prado 52.5 Km 105 min
- Descombros
- EL MIRADOR
- El Callejón
- El Cerrón de Gila
- El Guarumal
- El Guayabo
- El Jarro
- El Limón
- El Llano
- El Pinalito
- El Plan del Jarro
- El Prado
- El Tigre
- FIN
- Gila
- Guarumal
- Ingenios
- JUNTAS 1
- JUNTAS 2
- La Canteada
- La Chimilca
- La Cumbre de San Juan
- Lancetillal
- Las Crucitas
- Las Flores
- Las Juntas
- Lomas De La Esperanza
- Los Vertientes
- Los Zacatales
- Miramar
- Mirasol Cabañas
- Mirasolito de Río Negro
- Morazán
- Motagua
- NARANJALES
- PLAN DEL PERICO
- Peñas 1
- Pinalito
- Plan de María
- Playoncitos
- Pueblo Viejo
- Raiceras
- Río Negro
- San Antonio Miramar
- San Jose Miramar
- San Manuel
- Tierra Fría
- Vega Vieja
- Vega el Mango

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Cabana

Named natural and historic features inside Cabana, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

8 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada El Prado
- Quebrada El Santo
- Quebrada Ingenios
- Quebrada Motagua
- Quebrada Pito
- Quebrada San Francisco
- Quebrada del Río Negro
- Río Gila

### Hills and mountains

5 mountains.

- Cerro Prado · 1,542 m
- Cerro el Tambor · 1,250 m
- Cerro Copalchilar · 909 m
- Cumbres San Lucas · 800 m
- Cerro El Tigre · 702 m

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Cabana and the best time to visit

In Cabana, the warmest month is May (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (20 °C). About 1,439 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (223 mm) and the driest Mar (38 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 20 58 

Feb 21 45 

Mar 23 38 

Apr 25 43 

May 25 133 

Jun 24 200 

Jul 23 171 

Aug 23 193 

Sep 23 223 

Oct 22 169 

Nov 20 101 

Dec 20 63 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Cabana

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital CENTRO DE SALUD · Cabana 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.75668&mlon=-89.04315#map=17/14.75668/-89.04315) 

Bank BAC · Copan Ruinas 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.83850&mlon=-89.15521#map=17/14.83850/-89.15521) 

Petrol pump Gasolinera · Cabana 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.77396&mlon=-89.07884#map=17/14.77396/-89.07884) 

Hotel Hacienda San Lucas · Copan Ruinas 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.82926&mlon=-89.13970#map=17/14.82926/-89.13970) 

Mall La Boutique del Artesano · Copan Ruinas 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.83761&mlon=-89.15547#map=17/14.83761/-89.15547) 

School Escuela · Cabana 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.79251&mlon=-89.07524#map=17/14.79251/-89.07524) 

College Colegio · Cabana 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.82931&mlon=-89.07997#map=17/14.82931/-89.07997) 

Police station Posta Policial · Santa Rita 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.87167&mlon=-89.05695#map=17/14.87167/-89.05695) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Cabana

Places mapped inside Cabana in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals1
- Petrol pumps1
- Schools27
- Colleges and universities1
- Pharmacies1

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other municipalities in Copan Department

- Concepción
- Copan Ruinas
- Corquin
- Cucuyagua
- Dolores
- Dulce Nombre
- El Paraiso
- Florida
- La Jigua
- La Union
- Nueva Arcadia
- San Agustin
- San Antonio
- San Jeronimo
- San Jose
- San Juan de Opoa
- San Nicolas
- San Pedro
- Santa Rita
- Santa Rosa de Copan
- Trinidad de Copan
- Veracruz

## Quick answers

- Where is Cabana?In Copan Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Cabana?17,679 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Cabana?About 24 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Cabana?About 138 people per km²
- What borders Cabana?Copan Ruinas, La Union, San Fernando, San Jorge and Santa Rita
- How many villages are in Cabana?58 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Cabana?Settlements lie between 702 m and 1,689 m
- What is the highest point in Cabana?Cerro Prado (1,542 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Cabana?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Cabana?CENTRO DE SALUD, about 4.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Cabana?BAC, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Cabana?Gasolinera, about 1.3 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Cabana?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Cabana?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Cabana?HN0402 (OCHA common operational dataset)